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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26
THE SOLID SOUTH

EdgeheId County, South Carolina, Comes
TO the Front with II2 Murders IN Thir-
teen Years.
CHARLESTON, S. O., March 15.-The orimi-
nal court Of Edgefeld county is now sitting
in Edgefeld and the docket is loaded with
cases, most of which are Offsnses against
the person. During the past week, s. D.
Zimmerman, who some months ago shot
and killed negro boy seventeen years ago,
IN a spirit Of malicious mischief, was de-
clared not guilty and set free. Robert T.
Jones, an artist in murder, having killed
three men in one day, and all relatives, has
been found guilty Of manslaughter, the Jury
having given what they termed a comprom-
Use verdict. Jones shot two brothers-in- Law
and his father-in-iaW, all named Prssby. In
one case the jury disagreed and now he
escapes the gallOWs by the above verdict.
The cause eelsbrs is, however, the Culbreath
lynching case which began yesterday
morning. Thirty-One men are accused
Of the murder Of o. T. Culbreath, on Sep
TENDER q, 1885. These men when first
Erraigned, November 1, 1885, all pleaded
not guilty, and on the 18th of that month
were admitted to bail. Il was then thought
that they would never be brought to trial.
VI the ulBlL OF september LoEls one w. ID.
Hammond q relative of several of the ac-
cused was killed in the yard of D. Z. Gull
breAth's house. Culbreath who had treated
his wife SO cruelty that she had separated
from him, was arrested; as he had charged
HammOL with undue familiarity with his
wife and threatened to kill him, Septembsr
2lFt, while in the law Office Of Gray Evans,
81 Edgeheld, awaiting preparation of bail
bond two naked men entered the Office
and dragged him into the street. There a
mob took possession OF him and riddIed his
body with bullets and left him for dead
He Hugsred, however, until next morning
when he made an ante-mort6m statement
positively Identifying William Parkham and
Nyatt Holmes as two Of his murder
ITS. Many Of the defendants are represent
atiVes Of the best families in the state,
among them being State Senator Talbert.
One of them Is prominent physician; an
other is a brother of Mrs. CuIbreRth, who
married a sister Of the murdered man. Half
of those charged with the crime are married
and have upwards OF a hundred children bs-
tween them. Some Of them are white haired
a1d have grandchildren, and some OF them
are still in their teens. The trial of the
iyncheEs has been postponed for one reason
or another uuti the present time, and there
is no likelihood that they will bs convicted,
although the state Is making a strong effort
to secure the punishment of the murdsrsrs
Attorney General Earle secured several Of
the witnesses yesterday and the trial of the
two lynShers was begun. During the last
thirteen years there have been II2 murders
committed in the county. The record for
the year 1886 shows fourteen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26

BISMARCK, Dakota, March I9.-The gorpt
At Slbley island is still intact, dssUite thf
d. Mantle. The scene here to-day is e
dreary one The river il over six miles in
width. The gorge at Siblsy island is hold
ing the water to the highest mark. All OF
last night a swinging light was seen in the
woods and several vain attempts were made
70 SEND q rescuing party thither. The hgh
was signal Of distress from a settler who IL
Is learned this morning by LOOKING
through q glass has been on the too of hi
| house since the rising OF the waters, swing
ing lantern IN the hope Of Securing halo
HIS house Is completely surrounded by
water aud Is two miles from the shore Of
the new made ct cam, and is alnosi
snoat Two rescuing parties were
sent out this morning and have
found several families on the roofs OF
their houses. Field glasses are being nssc
with good results as numerous settlers have
been discovered, some Of them psrc ed on
trees and others on floating timbsrs. To
day a snow storm prevails. The current
over the new made channel is running over
ten miles Der hour, and the drift ice
/ shoots along at a terrific speed. The
city OF Mandan is completely iaun-
dated, and the water is running
through the streets as if IN mill race. The
situation at the river landing here is IN.
changed. The water Is sLiu running through
the boarding houses and the river residences
up 70 me second story. The worst Is com
ing. Inc great rise at Fort BufOrd is now
over half way he-e, nd will reach this point
some time tonight, This will make
this highest water ever known IL these
parts, and unless the gorge b eaks at Sib-
Icy the city OF MaLJau viii BE- in danger Of
humiliation. The hIs h Urestis Of tho North
ern Pacific railroad is wrecked.
A passenger train with its load Of people
bound for the Pacific coast and iut6rme di late
points laid on the side track here ali night
and Will not be able to leave for several
days.
Renewed efforts to break the gorge at
Sibley will be made, but it will be- q was 6
OF dynamite The gorge consists of six
miles OF solid ice W6dgs1 into the bottom Of
The river and piled to q height of thirty feet
ltesculng parties have not returned, aud
there Is the greatest anxiety over the result
blocked. stage started for
Fort Yates this morning with a load
Of passengers. To show with what
rapidlty small streams rise il may be stated
that a stage crossed the neck of apple Greek
and after going a quarter of q mile the
driver discovered that he could not 20 any
further. be then returned and the neck of
water which hv6 minutes before WIS
about six inches deep had swoI-
len to a floating river and ne
was c1myellsd to drive half
q mile to get around. Apple Greek, winch
is usually about fifteen feet wide, Is now
over mile and half wide, and the high
fences are entirely out Of sight. The snow
storm has been transformed into q binding
blizzard, and It Is feared that the rsseuing
party Will be lost. They are out in small
yaWis, and with the binding storm and a
current Of ten miles an hour, will be unable
% guide their craft or keep their bearings
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Fixing THE BLAME.
Scientific journal Throws Some Light on
the Manner in Which the Boston s PrOvi-
aence Bridge was Constructed

Scientific Journal Throws Some Light on
the Manner in Which the Boston s PrOvi-
denes Bridge was Constructed
New YoRK, March 16.-The Engineers
Aetgs, having thoroughly investigated the
Forest Hill disaster on the Boston & Prov
dence road, will publish the following IN
regard to 1t IN this weeks issue: tfIhe
cause of this dreadful catastrophe has been
very obscure in newspaper accounts, the
only certain thing having been that the
bridge wss sort of patchwork nondescript
which violated some OF the most important
md fundamental requirements Of good
bridge designing. We are now fortunately
bic to shed more light on what the precise
cause was than has heretofore appeared,
rom the fact that We nov have in our Office
what Will probably prove to be the most
important bit Of evidence IN that iDVestiga-
tlon5 VIZ, the two original parts which, in
al probability, were nrBt to break. These
parts are II the possession Of Henry S.
RrItcharuy city engineer, practical
bridge engineer Of PHILADELPHIA, who IN
cerbOok to critically examine the structure on
behalf of this journal. In connection with
further information gathered for us within
an hour or two after the accident occurred
by Mr.. Frederick Brooks, city engineer Of
Boston, may be said to be absolutely con-
elusive as to the real difficulty since il
is impossible that there should have been
more defective parts N the bridge, If
Il was to stand up. The parts which first
broke were the two hangers which carried
of the nOrthsEly or last built truss-the truss
which carried all the load. So far as can be
judged from outside appearances, they were
made from good iron to begin with, but In
addition they were Of very bad design and
most lmperfectly welded. In addition 20
that, again, they are both very badly hRWed
by CID and deeply rusted
breaks at the most strained
sections there being two distinct breaks
OF this kind to each specimen. The frs
hanger has both breaks across the top, the
hrst break being complete and the second
broke an inch and an eighth above it, all
but complete, the metal merely hanging to-
gether by outside skin. This hanger can
never have done any work since its original
and now ancient fracture, OF It would have
broken apart q long time since. The second
hanger was checked across half It's inside
face covered by upper Weld) for about
half Its depth Of the effective section, and
this was clearly where fracture first begun.
IL caused secondary fracture at the second
old break In the hook OF the welded end,
WElch cut on the somewhat large proportion
Of the elective strength OF the iron. All this
Is clearly shown IN the engraving Of bridge
and It's broken parts which appear in this
ISSUE and the general judgment Of the en-
gineers viii bear Us ont IN saying that a
more shamsfuuy and bad specimen of
bridge design metal snG workmanship can
hardly exist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26
LATER RETURNS.
Searching the Ruins OF the Bunalo Hotel
Fire for viotius-Furthsr Particulars.

Searching the Ruins OF the Buhalo Hotel
Fire for viotiIEs-Further Particulars.
BUFFALO, n. Y, March 19.-Henry B.
Rumsey, of New York, who was one Of the
nests at the Richmond on the night of the
Ire, and who vas terribly burned about the
body, died at the hospital at l:45 this morn
,ng. This makes SIX known deaths thus
far.
The ruins OF the Richmond hotel present
ed dismal spectacle this morning. Gro Wds
continued to gather in the vicinity. Tae
hrsmen are still engaged in Wstting down
the ruins, preparatory to making a search
for bodies They are known to be some
where under the debris. The search viii be
CONNECTED to-day.
At1l:I5 this morning the body OF a man
ygas found IN the ruins, near the south wall.
The body was burned probably beyond rec
gnitC u. Tires or four OF the persons tax
to the Sisters OF Ohrity hOspitel yesterday
Re IN q very precarious condition. They are
alsse7 Mary Nolan Fannie Harry and Mag
l5 Mulrlohs three girls employed at the
Richmond. Their injuries are frightful.
Or. +. II. Norton, tbs attending SUI geOn at
-lteA hospital said this morning that all Oh.
lnJured persons under his care we're doing a.
I'll as could be expected. He thinks they
vii recover.
This morning the body Of Henry D. Ram
sey, OF New York, WHO died at l:30 a. m, al
the hospital, was given in charge OF friends.
he deceased was ~ years old and was con-
u5cts q with the United States navy. HIS
parents reside at SANTA i o N NJ ana MS
wife and daughter at Fort Wayne, Ind Tho
deceased lost his life by going back TO rescue
the little daughter OF Mrs Mann. BE heard
her screams and put her inside OF his shirt
to protect heF from the IRE. The following
Is a revised list OF the dead
Wilson PARCEL and Kate Wolf, of Lock
port.
Marx Osborne, body not recovered.
Lizzie Welch, a servant.
Katie Kent, q servant.
Henry ID. Rumssy, died at the hospital.
Those missing or unaccOunted for are:
j. B. AGEsr, Of Delaware, LackaWauna 4
Western railroad; Hiram Benedict, Of Lock
port.
Little Jennie Marn. daughter OF one OF
the prOprietors OF the hotel, IN the rescuing
OF whom h b. RumEey sacrificed hia Owl
life, was reported very low this moraing,
ana IL Is feared she cannot recover. Ans
body Of q man found IN tho lui IS this morn
ing is thought TO be thst ~ Herman B-ns-
diet, IT., Of LockpOrt. His father has bseu
telegraphed FOR Arthur Perry, of Weliaud,
Ontario. ~ rived this morning ~ search fOl
his mother, who is missing AMI was sup,
posed to have bees at the hichmOud hotel On
the night OF the tiEe. A gentleman from
TOnaWsnda reports that Captain w. II.
Shepard, of Cleveland, whom he met IN that
city few days since, Intended to come TO
b mtiO on business , hurstay AMI was tC
stop at the Richmond. he has not since
/ been heard of and 4 Telegram from his
f iniiy ststes that they have heard nothing
from him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26
$3.50 IN ADVANCE.


.NEw YoRK, March I9.-The whereabouts
OF hutus q. Kirkland, confidential clerk and
partner OF Walter +. LaWton, who a seconded
tuesday, taking with him over half a mill
non dollars Is almost as little known as
Z LhOse or LaWtOn. Kirkland has not bean at
the s1nee Of the Navassa company for two
oay and the same story is told at the Office
OF tne Ammoniete and Oil company, of
EIlcn ne was also partner with LaWtou
Inc supposition is that be has gone away
AZ ne went to the depot with Llawton. and
then took ont attachments against Iiay7ton's
property which he himself had a share in
Inc creditors have not yet been called to-
getner5 nor has any attempt been made to
settle with them. LaWb0n's assets amouLl
to about $4,000. No estimate OF his liabii-
itles can yet be made. The principal loss
viii fall on the bsnks.
A6ram King, Of No. POI Broadway, vh6.
obtained some S25, 5000 worth of attachments
against the estate of Walter Z. LaWton, the
fugitive phosphate dealer, said to-day that
the missing mans safe had been opened and
found to contain not dollar that could be
applied to a settlement of LaWton's personal
estate. Ihe safe opening also showed that
LaWtOn had totally destroyed, not only his
check books, but his cash book, ledger and
0ffice files, 50 that the last straw the creditors
chung to, that Of unrGvelling the mans mys-
teFiOus actions is gone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26
ARrntIsr,s Rsrenna

CHoLGo. III, March ia Times special
from Hastings, Nebraska, says: DR.. r. +.
Randall of this city, Was arrested last
"Wednesday night for committing rape upon
the person Of LOra Hart, of Edgar, an IL
year old girl, who WIS placed under his
care for treatment. The crime was com
mitted one week ago, and to-day the
doctor was arrEigEed. Just after the
examination had closed, and Randall
had been placed under So. 600 bonds, the
brother Of the girl pulled out a revolver and
before any one was aware of his intention
shot Randall dead. He then turned and
walked ont of the court room and disap-
peared, and no person has taken the trouble
to look for him, as the shooting is locked
upon as justiiable. From the evidence pro-
duced it appears as though Randall and wife,
who was on trial with him, have made it a
practice to ruin young girls and then place
them in houses Of i'll fame. Mrs Randall is
now in custody of the sheriff. She is quar-
tered in her boarding house, which is sur
rounded by large mob, who though not
violent, seem determined to do something
desperate, and the chances are that before
tO-mOrroW's sun she viii have followed her
husband.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market
RLnaLa CITY March d 1sa,

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
KANSAS CITY, March 2l, 1887.
Live Stock Indicator reports:
FL0UR-Very dull. Nothing doing except IN
Quotations are for established brands in ca
lots per hat barrel in sacks as tolloWsi Xxx, 55ci
AK, 81 039l To- family, 81 159l Is; choice,
81 ~ SJgl 20; fancy. s. 50g1 55i potent, 81 sy9
WHEAT Receipts, at regular elevator since
last report, co.. bushels; Withdrawals, 1901
bushels; leaving stock in tore as reported 20 the
board OF trade to-day, 2l2Ol7 bushels.
The market on change today, was no ninal.
March, 69c bid, Tic asked; April; lie bid
$50 asked; May, 1870 bid, 74e askedi June.
COaN-Rscsipts at regular elevators since last
report bushels ana Withdrawals z,JlJ
bushels, leaving stock in store as reported 70 the
bosrd Of trade to day, 235,432 bushela
The market on change was and steady
Ao. 2 cash, Sic bid, e2e askedi March, glSo
64d, Size asked; April, Slze bid, 3lSe a3sks5d1i
May, SIZE bid, 81 &C zsksdi june sac bid, SSc
OATS No. 2 cash, 25ze bid; % asked,
z54c, asked; May, 25-5c bid, zl7se asked Rejected
RYE-No. Z cash, l5o bid. 48c asked;
March 45C bid &c asked; April, 42c bid, no
Offering. Rejected cash, no bids, nor Ofteringa
PODLTRY-LiVe-Ol hens, fat heavy = g
ROSTERS, s. 25i turkeys g. Dressod-Chiek
ems &c; turkeys lie; ducks 1889.
BUTrEB-Good. Creamery, fancy, 25oi good
zoci tne dairy, Z2ci store paeked, l5glsci com
HAY--5teady. Fancy small bal d, s. 90. large
balod, 81 so
per ton free on board cars. Car lots so W per
ton.
CORN afEAIr-Green. 75c; dried. SOC; chop
yellow, B5c bulk; Zoo. sacked.
SHIPPING BTUEF-Bulk, 50565e.
CORN CH0P-Bulked, CSC. sacked zoe
FLAK6EED- 654e0o.
BRAN Bulk so; sacked Sc.
CASTOR BEAN8-f1 s..
HLDEB-DEy flint, No. J. psr pound A=cs No
2, 10c, dry flint bulls stays, lOci dry sailed
NO J. lie; No 2 Sc; green sailed, No. i, 40
No. 2 &c; green sailed bull and stag, 54ei greans
uncuFrsd No. J. SIC; No. 2 51zci calf. B3i sheep
pelts dried q811c per ID.
18c; light ine 10; 20; medium 22123ci medium
Cubings 2282Ac coarse Comblngi A4zlc; low
and carpet 1Efl17c; Kansas and keDrasEcas heavy
Tub washed, choice medium 84B85Ci hrss e4s5
$50; dinyg and low, = 925c.
CHEESE-We quOtss Full cream ~ 4iEoi
nsts, 7geci Young America 15ci kansas
BRO0M CORN-Quotatious: Hurl. 100; self
working, Bel7: common, 5es crooked sza84c.
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a aLurder Il ArI-an.ss-

TExAR zAsyA, ARK, March 19.-Two weeks
ago W alter RidgelF, a wealthy farmer living
twenty miles north of here, shot and killed
two ferrymen who were trying to force ex-
orbitaut charges out of a st. Louis drum
mer for pulling him across the river.
Ridgely took the drunmer's part. Tie
ferrymen insulted him for this, and at
tempted to draw their weapons, when
Ridgely shot them both dead. John
Murphy, brother of one of the ferrymen
killed, and uncle of the other,
5wore to kill RidgeIy on sight. Last night
h'dgley, on horseback, was returning home
from neighbours, and on entering a strip
OF woods was fired on from ambush The
horse fell dead, but its rider escaped IN
harmed. He rolled over on the opposite
side OF the horse to that from which the fr-
ing proceeded. The two WOuld-be murder
ers, who were the uncle and brother men
uont d, thinking that Ridgley was dead ap-
preached. When within about ten feet
Rldgley suddenly raised up and shot both OF
the assailants dead in their tracks. This
makes four men that Ridgiey has killed
over a simple ferrybOat transaction.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26
Notes From GsrmanVis CapItaI-

BERLIN, March ia bulletin issued by
the war ministry disposes OF the new battal-
ion formed by the army bill. According to
this order two battaiions will be conferred at
MilhOuse, three at Cologne, aud one each at
RastRdt. New Britain, Hanau, Cassel, Nun
ster, Dusseldorf, Aachen, GonIitz, Stras-
burg ard InOWaraZelau.
On the emperOr's birthday eighty-fiVe
members OF the reigning house will assem-
ole with $50 notables in suite.
It is reported that Emperor William, on
receiving the French general, Marquis
D'Alsaica, said: ''pell your compatriOts
that there i5 no danger Of war so long as I
live. I shall use all my influence to main
tain peace. God will soon call me to Him
self. do not wish to leave my people a
heritage Of blood. Germany shares my de-
sire for good relations with France"
Emperor William has conferred upon
Count DeRObilaut, the Italian minister of
foreign affairs, the decoration Of the Prus-
sian order Of the black eagle.
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THE FLOODS
The Ice Gorge In the Upper Missouri
Breaks and Causes Great Damage.

The Ice Gorge In the Upper Missouri
Breaks and Causes Great Damage.
B1sMARcK, OAK, March 1.-THE Wash
burn gorge broke last night and early this
morning the river began to Fiss rapidly. A
gorge was formed below the city. The ice
carried everything and struck the immense
warehouse Of the Northern Pacific, one Of
the largest in the world The work
men narrowly escaped drowning and in
lese than two hours from that time the water
was IN the second story Of the river boarding
houses, which were built on what was con
sidered high ground. The warehouse, which
Is nearly 100 feet in length, was moved bodi-
ly over thirty feet and sent crashing against
the bluffs. The loss on the building will
be over $4,000. The meadow Iapd
south Of Bismarck, comp rIslng G, 600 acres, Is
now one vast sea, and the ice is flowing over
the newly made channel in this body OF sin
gular water at the rate Of ten niles per hour.
The river at this point which Is usually
three-quar5er5 OF q mile WIFE, Is now over slZ
miles in width. The Northern Pacific trains
will be unable to Cross the river for several
days, and Bismarck viii be the western ter
minus for a week. Superintendent Graham
attempted to 60 to sMandan, but the water
on the west side Of the river Is flowing four
feet deep over the track and the hres IN the
engines were put out. Mandan Is sub
merged and the people IN the lover part OF
the city have been moving into the upper
stories Of their dwellings. All the small
dwellings on the banks Of the stream haYs
been swept away OK destroyed and the
steamboats, lying at Rock Haven, are
in danger. The high trestie work Of the
Northern Pacific ct this point has been
damaged. At ! o'clock this evening the
new channel which the river has cut eCEOs5
the prairie let ont the ice and the river has
since fallen slowly, but the worst has not
COms. The ice went out ct Fort Bufcrd this
morning with q rise Of thirty feet, the high
est ever Known This Hood viii not reach
hers until Saturday, when there VIII be 6
probable terrible destruction. The loss At
the river landing and on the meadow lands
here VIII already reach $4,000
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SPRING FREsHErs.
The Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers over
their Banks and More Water Coming.

The Missouri and Yellow stone Rivers over
their Banks and More Water Coming.
CHICAGO, Ill, March ia special from
Bismarck, Dakota, says; The Northern
Pacific train from the west which was de
layed seventy hours by a flood, reached here
last evening. Reports indicate that the
Missouri must break within a week and
there . great alarm among people living
along its banks The Yellowstone, Little
Missouri ami Prior rivers are free Of ice and
are flooding their banks. Over thirty bridges
on the Northern Pacific between this point
and Billings have been swept away, and
much damage has been OCoasioned by the
floods. Passengers report that Nils City
has been inundated twice within the last
week and the town is again
under water. Water flowed in all the streets
and in one street in the rear Of the town it
was over ten feet deep, compelling bust
ness men TO remain from there homes all
night. At MedOra the water IN the little Mis-
souri, has surrounded the extensive slauRh-
ter houses and Fefrigerators of Marquis De
MOres. Dynamite has been shipped to this
point to be used in blowing out ice about
the piers Of the massive iron bridge and
every preCaution Is being taken to prevent
disaster. There can be no protection for set
tiers along the banks many miles south.
Never in the history of the northwest has
there been so much snow. 1t is now pour
ing into the Missouri IN immense torrents
and every creek is sWelled to the dignity of
q river.
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ST. LOUIS, No, March 16.-Advices from
Christian county state that the excitement
Is running very hiah down there over the re-
cent tragedy near Sparta; IN which Charles
Green aud William Eaton were called up In
the night and shot down In cold blood by
the alleged Bald Knob boys, an organization
similar to the ku-kluX- Every effort Is be
ing made to ferret ont the perpetrators Of
the brutal and bloody outrage, and thirteen
persons have already been arrested and nine
more are expected to be captured to-day.
These people all live in the immediate Vicin-
lty and are said 70 have been engaged IL 9th
or laEless acts. Their preliminary eEemin-
alton VIII be held in 8 day or two, They all
protest their innocence.